Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with guitarist Satchel (real name Russ Parrish) of Los Angeles glam rockers STEEL PANTHER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige.se: After several albums, is working in the studio still fun? Satchel: "It's fun for me to write, and I love ...

W.A.S.P. will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its classic fifth album, "The Crimson Idol", by releasing a re-recorded version of the LP along with a 50-minute DVD film of the album's story. In addition, the band will perform "The Crimson Idol" in its entirety — on a tour dubbed "Re-Idolized: The 25th Anniversary Of The ...

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Finnish cinemascopic metallers CRIMFALL. CRIMFALL comments: "We are beyond excited for this opportunity to work with the legendary Metal Blade. It makes all these years we wrestled with the third album worthwhile as we can finally share the fruits of our labor through the most dedicated and ...

"Love Like Poison", the new video from Swedish female-fronted rockers ADRENALINE RUSH, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's second album, "Soul Survivor", which will be released on April 21 via Frontiers Music Srl. Following the successful release of the band's 2014 self-titled debut, ADRENALINE RUSH is now ready to unleash ...

Season Of Mist has announced the signing of 1349. The Norwegian black metal stalwarts have already been signed to this label in the U.S. and now extend the deal to a worldwide representation. Regarding their signing, 1349 comment: "We are currently in the early creative stages of our new art offering and we are exited ...

One of the most influential bands in rock music, Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum band SOUNDGARDEN, today announced a North American headline tour that will kick off on May 3 in Atlanta, Georgia at the Fox Theatre. THE PRETTY RECKLESS and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will support select dates. A special ticket pre-sale for fans who are ...

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor believes that METALLICA was "disrespected" at this year's Grammy Awards. METALLICA's collaboration with pop superstar Lady Gaga at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles on February 12 turned into something of a disaster when the Grammy sound crew did not turn frontman James Hetfield's mic on, forcing him to share ...

Ex-STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen has broken his silence for the first time since serving time in prison for sexually assaulting an underage girl. Eisen — whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador — was arrested in Orange County, California in late February 2005. The then-39-year-old musician allegedly met a 14-year-old Sayreville, New Jersey ...

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT was interviewed on recent episode of the "Nekcbreaker" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if there is an unspoken competition between the classic thrash metal bands to outdo each other with their new album releases, Chuck said: ...